Rhea and Showik Chakraborty were arrested in September 2020 in drugs probe related to Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. The duo was on NCB radar after their WhatsApp chats about drugs went viral. SSR's family had also accused the actress of abetment to suicide.
Actress Rhea Chakraborty shared a special post for brother Showik on his birthday. She posted an adorable boomerang video along with a sweet note for him.
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty had a stressful 2020 after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sudden demise. The brother-sister duo and are slowly trying to resume a normal life. Recently, the siblings were snapped exiting a gym in Mumbai. They were papped post a workout session as they make their way to the car. Rhea used to be frequently spotted outside the same gym with her late boyfriend Sushant Singh.
Actress Rhea Chakraborty kickstarted the month of February with some fitness as she and her brother, Showik, were spotted outside a gym in Mumbai. | PICS
A special NDPS court here while granting bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty''s brother Showik Chakraborty had observed thatthe charge of illicit drugs financing does not apply in his case.
Showik Chakraborty, Rhea Chakraborty's brother, granted bail by Special NDPS Court at Mumbai in the NDPS case registered by the NCB. He has been under custody since September 5 following the arrest by the NCB.
The special NDPS court is likely to hear his bail plea next week, which was earlier rejected by the same court, Metropolitan Court, and the Bombay High Court, his lawyer Satish Maneshinde said.
Showik Chakraborty, arrested in a drugs case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, has once again sought bail from a special court here, citing a recent Supreme Court order.
After Rhea Chakraborty's bail, there were many who raised questions as to what affect the current scenario had on the young actress's mind. Her mother Sandhya in a recent interview said that ever since her children got arrested, she hasn't been able to sleep or eat properly. Not only this, but she even gave a shocking statement saying that her family has been destroyed and the only way she thought to end this was by committing suicide.
Bombay High Court grants bail to Rhea Chakraborty who was arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with a drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput death. Not just her, but Dipesh Sawant, and Samuel Miranda have also been granted bail while her brother Showik Chakraborty and Abdul Basit's bail plea has been rejected.
The siblings-- Rhea Chakraborty and Showik were presented before the Special NDPS Court as their judicial custody of 14 days ended. The actress was arrested on September 9 by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) which is probing the drugs angle in the death of Bollywood actor Sushant, who was Rhea's live-in partner.
Even as the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has asserted that it has 'jurisdiction' to probe the Sushant Singh Rajput's death-related cases, the Bombay High Court is set to hear bail applications of two of the prime accused -- actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik -- later in the day, officials said.
Rhea Chakraborty, brother Showik were "active members of a drug syndicate that was connected with high society personalities and drug suppliers", the NCB said in an affidavit filed before the HC on Monday.
Showik is the brother of Sushant's ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, who is also in judicial custody in Byculla Jail, while Sawant is the househelp of the late actor, who was found dead at his Bandra home on June 14.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday suspended its hearings scheduled for the day, including all virtual hearings, in view of the heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs. The bail pleas filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty, both arrested in a drugs case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, were to be heard on Wednesday by a single bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal through video-conferencing.
Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on September 9. Her bail plea was rejected at that time by a special NDPS court here and she was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) summoned Sushant Singh Rajput's former manager Shruti Modi and talent manager Jaya Saha for questioning in the drugs angle in the late actor's death case. Shruti Modi reached NCB office at 10:30 am for interrogation. However, she was sent back after two hours of grilling as one of the members of NCB SIT tested positive for COVID19.
A senior NCB official told IANS that Malhotra has been arrested by the agency after his involvement was found in the case.
Rhea Chakraborty's bail plea was rejected by the Sessions Court on September 11 but her lawyer Satish Maneshinde did not receive a copy of the court's detailed order. He received it on Monday. Now, her legal team is likely to move the high court for the bail plea. Here are the details why her bail plea was rejected by Mumbai's special court.
In yet another development in the Sushant Singh Rajput case's drug nexus probe, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained Showik Chakraborty's school friend Suryadeep Malhotra after conducting searches at his house since Monday morning.
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